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GEORGE G. GILGHRIST, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

COMBINED COUCH AND BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan.3,1922;

Application filed. March 2, 1921. Serial No. 449,174.

To all whom it may concern:

Be-it'known that I, GEORGE G. Gr iormlsr, a citizen of the United. States, reslding. at

Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Combined Couches and Beds, of which the following. is a specification.

This invention relates to an article of furniture and particularly pertains to a combined couch and bed. 7

It is the principal object of the present invention to provide a couch structure such as a davenport, in which means are incorporated to permit the seat portion of the couch to'be operated in a manner to disclose a bed frame, thus producing an article of furniture which may be used as a couch or readily converted for use as a bed.

The present invention contemplates the use of a rigid couch frame structure of bed length, the seat of which is pivotally mounted to the forward end of the frame, and may be thrown forward and inverted, said seat normally concealing an articulate bed frame adapted to be unfolded and disposed in an operative position when the seat is reversed.

The invention is illustrated by way of eX- ample in the accompanying drawings, in which: I

Figure l is a view in plan showing the article of furniture as forming a bed.

Fig. 2is a view in transverse vertical section through the structure as shown in Fig.1.

Fig. 3 is a view in transverse vertical section showing the article of furniture as forming a couch.

Fig. 4 is a view in transverse verticalsection'showing the structure in an intermediate position.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view showing an- Referrin more particularly to the drawings, 10 inc icates a rigid couch frame here shown as comprising upright end members 11 rigidly connected by a back panel 12 and a cross bar 13. The forward ends of the members 11 are connected by a cross beam 14, which isrecessed as indicated at 15', for a purpose which will hereinafter be set forth.

The back panel 12 is provided as a support for. an upholstered back 16. Thiscooperates' with the seat 17 to form a couch.

It will be understood that the ends of the frame extend a suflicient distance above the seat to provide arms at the end of the couch.

The seat structure 17 is rigidly supported upon a frame 18, which frame is here shown as being formed of angle iron. Vertical pivot arms 19 are rigidly secured to the forward corners of this frame and normally extend at right angles thereto and downwardly therefrom. Intermediate the ends of these arms pivot bolts 20 are positioned. These bolts pass through openings in the arms and are rigidly secured to the inner faces of the forward posts of the couch and frame. Due to this mounting the couch seat may be reversed and swung forwardly and downwardly from the position indicated in Fig. 3, to that disclosed in Fig. 2. y

The lower extending portion of the arms 19 are fitted with hinged pins 21, to which an articulate bed frame 22 is secured. This frame comprises a back section 23, an intermediate section 24, and a forward section 25. The backsection consists of end bars 26 and a side rail 27. The intermediate section comprises two short end bars 28, while the section 25 consists of long end bars 29 and a side rail 30. Side. rails 27 and 30 are of a length substantially equal to the distance between the end'members'of the couch frame. As shown in Fig. l, a reticulated bed-spring 31 is shown as supported from the composite frame structure; The rear edge of the back frame section is secured to the ends of the couch frame by links 32. These links are mounted on fixed pivots33 disposed in substantially the 7 same horizontal plane as the main pivot 20,

the length of the links being substantially the same as the distance from the pivot 20 to the hinge pins 21. The free ends of these links are pivoted at 3a to the ends of the frame section 23. The frame sections 23 and 2t are hinged to each other on the hinge pin 21, while the forward frame section 25 is hinged to the intermediate section 24 by hinge pins 35. The width of the outer frame section 25 is's'uch' that when the frame is unfolded it will overhang the foremost edge of the seat frame a considerable distance. This frame section 25 is therefore supported from the seat frame by vertical links 36 pivoted on pins 37 at the foremost corners of the. seat frame when this member is inverted and pins 38 secured to the end rails 29 of the bed frame section 25.

A folding support is also provided for the bed frame at a point near the joint of the intermediate section with the section 25. This comprises links 39 and 40, hinged together by a pin Al disposed substantially in the same horizontal plane as the main pivot bolts 20 and the pins 33. The links 39 are pivoted to the ends of the forward frame section 25 on pins 42 disposed near the hinge pins 35. The links 40 are pivoted to the couch seat frame on pins 43 disposed substantially midway the width of the seat frame.

In operation of this invention the various parts are normally disposed as shown in Fig. 3, at which time the forward section 25 of the bed frame will be nested within the couch frame, the intermediate section 24: will extend vertically between the arms 19, and the rear section 23 will extend horizontal and parallel to and beneath the section 25. This section will be supported by the links 32 which are now depending from their pivots 33. An apron 44 is secured to the forward edge of the seat frame and normally conceals the folded bed frame. It will also be understood that due to the arrangement of the bed frame as shown in Fig. 3, bed clothing may be readily folded and stored within the compartment, formed between the ends of the couch frame and the bed frame members 23 and 25. When the bed is opened the couch seat is grasped at its rear edge and pulled forwardly and upwardly as it swings around the pivots 20. This will cause the couch seat to be reversed and assume the position shown in Fig. 2. In order to properly assume this position, it is necessary to form the recess 15 in the front cross beam 1% to receive the edge of the couch cushion.

As the couch seat swings forwardly and downwardly its arms 19 will swing upwardly and will cause the links 32 to swing parallel thereto until they have assumed parallel vertical positions. At this time the rear frame section 23 will be disposed horizontally and the intermediate and front sections 24c and 25, respectively, will also be projected into the same horizontal plane. When this condition has been brought about the members 36 will be disposed in vertical supporting positions beneath the frame section 25, and the hinged supports will be unfolded as shown in Fig. 2. It is understood that the hinged ends of the frame members are formed with butt joint, and that a similar joint is formed on the links 39 and 40.

hen the device is in folded position as shown-in Fig. 3 the seat is supported in a horizontal position by the brackets 50 which are secured to the end members 11.

It will thus be seen that the presentinvention discloses a simple form of combined couch and bed, which may be economically manufactured and. when used may be readily converted from one position to the other.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention, as now known to me, it will be understood that various changes might be made in the combination, construction and arrangement of parts by those skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat ent is: v

1. A combined couch and bed comprising a rigid couch frame, a couch seat, arms extending downwardly from the forward corners of the seat, means for pivoting said arms to the ends of the couch frame, an articulate bed frame pivoted 'to the ends of said arms and link means connected with the bed frame, whereby a reversal of the seat frame will cause the bed frame to unfold and assume a horizontal position above the seat frame.

2. A combined couch and bed, comprising a rigid couch frame, a couch seat normally disposed between the ends thereof, rigid supporting arms extending downwardly from the forward corners of the seat, pivotal connections between the ends of the frame and the arms at points intermediate-their ends, a three-part bedframe, sections of which are hinged together and are normally folded, one directly beneath the couch seat, the adjacent section extending vertically between the arms of the couch seat, and the remaining section extending in spaced parallel relation to the first named section, and means whereby areversal of the seat around'its pivotal center will cause the bed frame to swing from its folded position beneath the seat to an unfolded position above the-seat.

3. A combined couch and bed comprising a rigid couch frame, a couch seat, vertical arms rigidly secured to the forward corners of said seat and extending downwardly therefrom, pivot members securing said arms to the ends of the couch frame, said pivot members passing through openings in the arms substantially midway the lengths of the arms, a bed frame comprising outer and innor longitudinal sections, and an intermediate section interposed between said firstnamed sections and hinged thereto, a pivotal connection between the hinged joint of the intermedlate section and the inner section,-

with the free ends of the couch frame arms, pivot links connecting the forward section of the bed frame with the normally rear edge of the couch frame, hinged links connecting intermediate sections extending vertical and 10 the frame will be unfolded to lie in a horizontal plane as supported by the rear shackles the forward links and hinge links when the couch seat is reversed. GEORGE G. GILCHRIST. Witnesses: EDGAR R. THoMsoN, E. V. BERRY. 

